Originally Posted by
dddd
One of my most disastrous purchases was this 1960's Bianchi. I believe I paid $230 for it.
Turned out to have headtube damage (a bit of a ripple) that was hidden by the DT levers having been secured to the head tube.
And the integrated headset bearing were rusty, the lower head tube lug had been reinforced, the 151mm cranks were even of different length, so it was a sh** pile for sure, with the chromed lugs painted over (obviously, after the torch work).
Perhaps it has value as a decoration fixture, but I'm done wasting any more time or money on it. Do I even own it any more? Did I hide it so I didn't have to look at it perhaps?
Originally Posted by
Lattz
I might be a moron, but I'd love to have it
Maybe but these are very scarce on the ground and many are in rough shape when you find them, maybe not this bad but plenty of folks would snap this up and do whatever it takes to right the ship.
